A New Year List of favourites, symphonies 1 to 9

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  • salymap
    Late member
    • Nov 2010
    • 5969

    A New Year List of favourites, symphonies 1 to 9

    As Anton loves lists I thought this might work...

    State your favourite Symphonies from one to nine. They must all be by different composers and that's about it.One for each number and no cheating...........

    Best wishes to all.
  • Tony Halstead
    Full Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 1717

    #2
    1) Sibelius
    2) Brahms
    3) Nielsen
    4) Bax
    5) Vaughan Williams
    6) Mahler
    7) Dvorak
    8) Bruckner
    9) Beethoven
    Last edited by Tony Halstead; 31-12-12, 13:20. Reason: I originally had two by the same composer

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    • Ferretfancy
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 3487

      #3
      Sticky choice for No. 9 as I'm not that keen on Mahler, so it's 12 minutes worth of Haydn in C major. What a pity we were not asked to go up to 104!

      No on second thought it has to be Shosters.
      1) Brahms
      2) Borodin
      3) Nielsen
      4( Vaughan Williams
      5) Schubert
      8) Sibelius
      7) Beethoven
      8) Dvorak
      9) Shostakovich

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      • EdgeleyRob
        Guest
        • Nov 2010
        • 12180

        #4
        So I can't have RVW 1 to 9 then ,oh well.

        1) Walton
        2) Elgar
        3) Alwyn
        4) Lloyd
        5) Parry
        6) Rubbra
        7) Stanford
        8) Arnold
        9) RVW
        Last edited by EdgeleyRob; 31-12-12, 14:04. Reason: Just can't make my mind up,need more than 9 Saly

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        • Sir Velo
          Full Member
          • Oct 2012
          • 3225

          #5
          Originally posted by Ferretfancy View Post
          8) Sibelius
          You heard the 8th before it was destroyed? If you could notate it it could make you a very rich man.
          Last edited by Sir Velo; 31-12-12, 14:31.

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          • Serial_Apologist
            Full Member
            • Dec 2010
            • 37562

            #6
            Nobody's named their actual favourite symphonies - salymap's requirements make the job easier for me!

            Not in any particular order of personal merit then:

            Gerhardt 1
            Henze 7
            Mahler 10
            Borodin 2
            Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
            Bax 6
            Honegger 4
            Koechlin 2
            Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements

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            • Dave2002
              Full Member
              • Dec 2010
              • 18008

              #7
              Today's selection

              1. Tchaikovsky
              2. Mahler
              3. Beethoven
              4. Bruckner
              5. Sibelius
              6. Vaughan Williams
              7. Prokofiev
              8. Bruckner
              9. Dvorak

              Wot, no Brahms? Haydn, Mozart etc?

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              • Dave2002
                Full Member
                • Dec 2010
                • 18008

                #8
                Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
                Nobody's named their actual favourite symphonies - salymap's requirements make the job easier for me!

                Not in any particular order of personal merit then:

                Gerhardt 1
                Henze 7
                Mahler 10
                Borodin 2
                Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
                Bax 6
                Honegger 4
                Koechlin 2
                Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements
                Double dose of RVW?

                OK - I see it's been changed. Stravinsky's don't have numbers! Maybe that's allowed.

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                • Demetrius
                  Full Member
                  • Sep 2011
                  • 276

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
                  Nobody's named their actual favourite symphonies - salymap's requirements make the job easier for me!

                  Not in any particular order of personal merit then:

                  Gerhardt 1
                  Henze 7
                  Mahler 10
                  Borodin 2
                  Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
                  Bax 6
                  Honegger 4
                  Koechlin 2
                  Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements
                  wasn't it supposed to be one 1st, one second, one third etc?

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                  • Serial_Apologist
                    Full Member
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 37562

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Demetrius View Post
                    wasn't it supposed to be one 1st, one second, one third etc?
                    Hmmm , maybe.

                    I can't comply then, because I like 'em all equally, for different things they offer in each case.

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                    • salymap
                      Late member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 5969

                      #11
                      Only waldhorn and ferret seem to understand the rules. They will explain to you kids, back to my visitors.

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                      • Nick Armstrong
                        Host
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 26516

                        #12
                        Originally posted by salymap View Post
                        Only waldhorn and ferret seem to understand the rules. They will explain to you kids, back to my visitors.



                        "...the isle is full of noises,
                        Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                        Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                        Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                        • Roehre

                          #13
                          1. Vermeulen
                          2. Pijper
                          3. Vaughan Williams' Pastoral
                          4. Brahms
                          5. Parry
                          6. Tchaikovsky
                          7. Beethoven
                          8. Bruckner
                          9. Mahler

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                          • cloughie
                            Full Member
                            • Dec 2011
                            • 22110

                            #14
                            1. Elgar
                            2. Mahler
                            3. Mendelssohn
                            4. Tchaikovsky
                            5. Schubert
                            6. Beethoven
                            7. Bruckner
                            8. Dvorak
                            39. Mozart

                            More difficult task that I first thought as many composer run out after 4 or 5 and there are few 9ths I like so I cheated! - would have considered Schubert or Dvorak but Schubert 5 and Dvorak 8 must haves. With restrictions no room there for Brahms 2, Rachmaninov 2 and Beethoven 3. Also Saly I think for a 10th we should add an unnumbered symphony Berlioz Fantastique would be mine!

                            I'd be interested in suffolk coastal's list!

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                            • amateur51

                              #15
                              Originally posted by cloughie View Post
                              Also Saly I think for a 10th we should add an unnumbered symphony
                              There'll be smacked legs all round when the visitors have gorn, cloughie

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